adj. 晚的,迟到的;时间不早的;已故的;原来的,之前的;临近终了的;
adv. 晚,迟;后期地;最近地;
💡 因丢三落(la)四而特(te)爱 迟到
"His parents won't allow him to stay out late."
他的父母不会允许他在外待得很晚。
近义:lagging, lingering, overdue, straggling, straggly, tardy
反义:prompt, timely, exact, antiquated, archaic, naff
v. 呼唤,喊叫;召唤,叫来,召集;下令,命令;打电话给;
n. 喊叫,大声喊;电话联络;必要,理由;要求;
💡 c(形像电话筒)a11音“拷”,电话筒和手铐都有一个圆
"Don't give me any aggro or I'll call the police."
不要对我使用暴力,不然我就叫警察。
近义:phone, telephone, muster, page, summon, convene
反义:scare, shoo, ward, forfend, forefend, disband
adv. 大约;旋转;到处,四处;在周围;
prep. 围绕;在附近;前后,左右;在…周围;
💡 前缀:a 表示加强意义
"He arrived around five o'clock."
他大约是五点钟到的。
近义:about, approximately, loosely, nearly, roughly, thereabout